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for context, see daily account on 3/31 at Pack Forest. we observed these just before entering the forest, on the grassy lawn. they look deceivingly similar to dandelions, but leaves are tougher and hairier. not flowering at this time. invasive species.
This is almost certainly H. radicata (I was also at the site)--fuzzy leaves, rosette with curved (not pointy) tips along the leaves. It often has this reddish tinge along young leaves in spring. Finding it in a mowed area in this region is a good clue, because relatively few other rosettes of this kind persist in mowed areas and most are invasive (Hypochaeris glabra, Taraxacum officnale [dandelion]).
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Comments & Identifications
Hard to tell without flowers... is there anything else with that type of basil rossette?
This is almost certainly H. radicata (I was also at the site)--fuzzy leaves, rosette with curved (not pointy) tips along the leaves. It often has this reddish tinge along young leaves in spring. Finding it in a mowed area in this region is a good clue, because relatively few other rosettes of this kind persist in mowed areas and most are invasive (Hypochaeris glabra, Taraxacum officnale [dandelion]).
However, the common name I usually hear is not "false dandelion" but "hairy cat's-ear".
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